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Post by kat29 on Sept 10, 2006 17:32:42 GMT -5
These episodes bugged me quite a bit, mainly because they didn't deal properly with the death of Prue.
Piper doing a spell to try to bring back Prue on the day of the funeral which was presumably about a week after her death was badly thought out. Surely Piper would have done this spell the day she realised Prue was dead, not a week or so later.
On the plus side the way they introduced Paige was done really well. Paige was a very different character to Prue right from the start and looking back at this episode you can still traits of this Paige in season 8 Paige.
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Post by Scott on Sept 11, 2006 1:09:20 GMT -5
At least, the series acknowledged the death of a character. How many series simply ignore the issue when an actor or actress moves on or is fired? Prue died and she was honored by crafting Charmed Again Part 1 around her funeral. The funeral brings together the newcomer, Paige, a witch in waiting whose secret is about to be revealed to herself, and Phoebe and Piper who are about to learn some secrets themselves.
We cannot presume to know what Piper had attempted in the previous week between Prue's death and her funeral. Summoning a lost witch may have simply be one in a whole succession of attempts to bring Prue back. None of these was successful. The most obvious and least important is the absence of Shannen Doherty. Without her presence or permission, the character of Prue was not going to be seen. The more intriguing reason, the one proferred by Grams, is that the presence of Prue would only serve to distract Piper and Phoebe from reconstituting the Charmed Ones. Furthermore, it would inhibit Piper from breaking the bonds of dependency that she, as a wallflower, had developed as long as Prue was there to exercise leadership. Without Prue, Piper was forced to step out of the shadows. That this step may have been the result of over-compensation and deep anger at the loss of Prue is only too apparent as seen in S4-3 "Hell Hath No Fury" when a vengeance seeking Piper becomes a fury.
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Post by vandergraafk on Nov 23, 2006 12:38:17 GMT -5
Charmed Again has always been considered one of the best episodes of the series. However, Part 1 is usually considered to be the more powerful of the two. Part 2 is at times ponderous; and, as plot, logic and continuity goes, it is full of holes. The most glaring of these has been the 48 hour rule as it pertains to new witches. The 48 hour rule was only invoked once during Charmed; and, its presence remains problematic. Yet, there are other problems too. The disappearance of Oscar the parakeet goes unnoticed by Paige. The sudden conversion of the abusive dad to come clean on his wife's abuse of their son after Paige nearly wrenches his heart from him is quite a stretch. Cole, left lying in the grass, for at least six hours bleeding to death, is beyond credulity. Still, the episode works in the sense that we want the Charmed Ones to be reconstituted. We want Paige to overcome her fear of being a witch and to embrace her new destiny. These are goals that this episode accomplishes, albeit in a highly illogical and controversial way.
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Post by vandergraafk on Jun 9, 2008 20:16:00 GMT -5
In the Charmed Cafe, ljones provided us with the transcript from Prue's funeral in the mausoleum.
“[Scene: Mausoleum. A beautiful ivory-colored coffin sits on a pedestal amongst the flowers. An ivory-dressed, Wiccan Priestess stands before a blue silk covered altar table, which is adorned with a ceremonial chalice. A tied, silver cord lays before the chalice, three lit candles surround it, symbolizing birth, death, and the rebirth. To the unaware mourners, however, the service comes across a part traditional, part New Age. Piper, Phoebe, Leo, Cole, Darryl, and Victor are seated close to the priestess. Piper and Phoebe dab at their eyes and Cole keeps his eyes peeled for any trouble. The funeral program, which bares the symbol of the triquetra above the name, read: "PRUDENCE HALLIWELL, 1970-2001; "Forever in our Hearts."]
Priestess: That which belongs to fellowship and love. That which belongs to the circle, remains with us. The wheel turns. As life is a day, so our sister has passed into night. Nothing is final, and we who remain behind know that one day, we will once again share the bread and wine with our sister. O' blessed spirit, we bid you farewell, for you await a new destiny.”
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Post by Fourever Charmed on Jun 9, 2009 1:01:01 GMT -5
Piper doing a spell to try to bring back Prue on the day of the funeral which was presumably about a week after her death was badly thought out. Surely Piper would have done this spell the day she realised Prue was dead, not a week or so later. I always felt that Piper probably tried to summon Prue during the entire time between "All Hell Breaks Loose" after she discovered Prue was dead, up until the early morning before the funeral. In fact, I always thought the early morning of the funeral spells were Piper's "last ditch efforts" before she finally had to face her sister's coffin and know that it was truly over. Cole, left lying in the grass, for at least six hours bleeding to death, is beyond credulity. Actually, I think this was done purposely and not a continuity error. If you watch that scene again, 9:51 - 10:10 you'll notice that The Source's hand glows a bright orange-red as he tells Cole, "Don't die too quickly, traitor. I want your beloved witch to see your last breath." I'm not entirely sure what he did, but I think The Source used his powers to slow Cole's death (and prolong his agony) until Phoebe found him, to ensure that Phoebe would see him die as The Source wanted her to. |
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